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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 22. Chapters: Agnar Johannes Barth, Anders Bakken, Anders Trondsen, Anne Stine Ingstad, Arne Bergseng, Atle Antonsen, Audun Tron, Bjorn Simensen, David Hanssen, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Egil Tynaes, Einar Fagstad, Erling Enger, Gunnar Fougner, Haakon Thallaug, Halvard Grude Forfang, Harald Houge Torp, Ingrid Olava, Jack Kracken, Jacob Young (musician), Jon Inge Hoiland, Kaare Filseth, Kai Holst, Kari Karing, Kjelfrid Brusveen, Kjell Asvestad, Kjell Lund, Kjetil Bjorklund, Knut Korsaeth, Kristian Prestgard, Lars Bergseng, Lars Erik Spets, Leif Haugen, Magnus Nilssen, Marie Brenden, Mikko Kokslien, Morten Saether, Nils Slaatto, Odd Arne Engh, Odd Grythe, Olav Djupvik, Ole Christian Iversen, Ole Henrik Moe, Pal Kraby, Petter Belsvik, Petter Nilssen, Reidar Jorgensen, Reidar T. Larsen, Roger Hjelmstadstuen, Synnove Brenden Klemetrud, Torbjorn Lokken, Ulrik Frederik Lange, Oystein Rian. Excerpt: Edvald Boasson Hagen (born 17 May 1987) is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist riding for the UCI ProTour team Team Sky. He is the Norwegian Road Race Champion and also considered as one of the biggest rising talents in the sport, being ranked as no. 3 in the world by UCI as of 31 August 2009, when he was 22 years old. Boasson Hagen joined the Norwegian continental team Team Maxbo Bianchi in 2006 and in his first season in the continental circuits he took eight wins including three stages of the Tour de l'Avenir. In 2007 he enjoyed a successful season and scored fifteen wins, ending up second in number of victories behind ProTour sprinter Alessandro Petacchi. But, after the disqualification of the Italian in May 2008 for doping, Alessandro Petacchi lost 5 stage wins in the 2007 Giro resulting in Boasson Hagen having the most victories. Boasson Hagen won the overall classification as well as stages at Paris-Correze, Ringerike GP and Istrian Spring Trophy. He also took stages at Tour of Ireland, Tour de Normandie and Tour de Bretagne as well as the Norwegian time trial championship. As a result of these achievements, he finished fifth in the individual point standings of 2006-2007 UCI Europe Tour. In early 2007 it was announced that for 2008 season he would leave Team Maxbo Bianchi for the German UCI ProTeam T-Mobile Team. In late 2007 it was announced that Deutsche Telekom was to end sponsorship of T-Mobile Team with immediate effect. The team continued under the name "Team High Road." Boasson Hagen during at the prologue of the 2009 Eneco Tour, in the Norwegian National Time Trial Champion jerseyBoasson Hagen began the 2008 season with a fifth place in the prologue of Tour of California, ahead of established time trial specialists like David Millar and Gustav Larsson. He later won the concluding individual time trial of Criterium International ahead of teammate Tony Martin and the Grand Prix de Denain. He also finished second at the Commerce Bank Reading
